Analysis of Psalm 30 part 1

Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)



Sickness healed, and sorrow removed.

I Will extol thee, Lord, on high,
At thy command diseases fly:
Who but a God can speak and save
From the dark borders of the grave?

Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his,
And tell how large his goodness is;
Let all your powers rejoice and bless
While you record his holiness.

His anger but a moment stays;
His love is life and length of days;
Though grief and tears the night employ,
The morning star restores the joy.


Scheme X AABB CCXX DDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 10101001 11011111 11010101 11011101 10110101 11011111 01111101 111100101 11011100 11010101 11110111 11010101 01010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 448
Words 88
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. more…

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